‘Dancing With the Stars’ Alum Julianne Hough, ‘So Help Me Todd’ Star Skylar Astin to Host Tony Awards Pre-Show

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upcoming co-host of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars,” and Skylar Astin, the star of CBS’ “So Help Me Todd,” have been tapped to host “The Tony Awards: Act One,” a live pre-show that will offer exclusive content to Pluto TV viewers on Sunday.Hough, who starred in the play “POTUS” last season, and Astin, who originated the role of Georg in the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Spring Awakening, will kick off Broadway’s biggest night with the presentation of the first round of Tony Awards from 6:30-8:00 PM ET/3:30-5:00 PM PT.Viewers can access “The Tony Awards: Act One” on their smart TV, streaming device, mobile app or online by going to Pluto TV and clicking on the “Pluto TV Celebrity” channel.

No payment, registration or sign-in is required.Following the pre-show, the 76th Annual Tony Awards, which will be hosted by Academy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Ariana DeBose, will air live on CBS Television Network from the historic United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights from 8:00-11:00 PM ET/5:00-8:00 PM PT.

The ceremony will also stream live and on demand on Paramount+. The Writers Guild of America, which launched a strike on May 2 after failing to reach an agreement in contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, is allowing the Tony Awards to move forward after the ceremony’s production team agreed to alter this year’s show to conform with specific requests from the guild.

The WGA said that it would not picket the event, but recently sent an email to members who are Tony nominees asking them to not attend the ceremony in-person and to either pre-tape acceptance speeches or ask a non-member to accept awards on their behalf should they win.